The Jungle

Written by Upton Sinclair

Narrated by George Guidall

Few books have so affected radical social changes as The Jungle, first published serially in 1906. Exposing unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry in Chicago, Sinclair's novel gripped Americans by the stomach, contributing to the passage of the first Food and Drug Act. If you've never read this classic novel, don't be put off by its gruesome reputation. Upton Sinclair was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who could turn even an exposE into a tender and moving novel. Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian immigrant, comes to America in search of a fortune for his family. He accepts the harsh realities of a working man's lot, laboring with naive vigor-until, his health and family sacrificed, he understands how the heavy wheels of the industrial machine can crush the strongest spirit.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Dec 9, 2011
• ISBN: 9781461812364

Upton Sinclair

Upton Sinclair (1878-1968) is a celebrated American author best known for his 1906 novel, The Jungle, which exposed to poor working conditions and potential health violations in the meatpacking industry. The novel caused a public uproar which resulted in sweeping changes of the industry and catapulted Sinclair into the limelight. He went on to write nearly 100 books and won the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Reviews for The Jungle

[John Leffler · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Rich & compelling story for the first 90%, then changes character to a somewhat dry exhortation about the wonders of socialism.

[Jonathan Michaels, LCSW · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

How the meat packing industry was described. It was very gruesome.